Faafaite

Faafaite

" A master carver does not use cotton to reveal the art from a log of wood..."
That which does not kill us makes us stronger... It is the hardship of a task that makes it worthy. We learn everyday, from experiences but more so from the mistakes we make. Pacific Voyagers...

A dull golden glow marks the rising sun as it slips quietly over the eastern horizon tingeing the dark clouds and silhouetting the scattered falls of rain in the distance.
In the West a rainbow as big as the sky welcomes the new day, a mountain of soft greybrown cloud behind...

Where do I start? Awesome Aitutaki.
We landed yesterday, the entire island lined the dock, drums, dancers, school kids. It was amazing. With the full flood of tide running thru the narrow pass we crawled thru at full throttle, Uto Ni Yalo was ahead with only one engine and I was...

I’m reading a horror story, sci-fi horror and all too possible. It’s based 15 years in the future in Southern California. It’s stopped raining, water has dried up and economies have collapsed. With that poverty, desperation and crime have escalated. Oil and therefore fuel are far too expensive for most...

Brown pareu, fabric, wrapped around our waists dropped to the knees, bare feet, bare chests, rauti leaves. Faafaite formal uniform. We stood on deck while Sunny spoke of the Ancestors who offered prayers when they entered new currents, new waters. Much of the knowledge is lost to us today, the...